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MagyarHuawei MateBook D 15 AMD: Budget multimedia laptop in review
Huawei's MateBook D series offers affordable multimedia laptops with 14-inch or 15-inch displays. Today we'll take a look at the latest version of the larger MateBook D 15, which combines the familiar metal chassis with a Ryzen 5000 mobile processor from AMD. In addition, you get a matte IPS display, a 512 GB SSD, and 8 GB of RAM for an MSRP of 569 Euros (~$600).
Possible contenders in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.6 % | 05/2022 | Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 16.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80 % | 04/2022 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 75.9 % | 04/2022 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW R5 3450U, Vega 8 | 2 kg | 19.89 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81 % | 02/2022 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.7 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.6 % | 12/2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.9 kg | 21 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case and connectivity
The silver-colored metal case remains unchanged compared to the predecessor, but the MateBook D 15 continues to leave a very good impression, especially in this price range. The device simply looks very high-quality, and there are no problems in terms of stability. As before, a 16:9 display is used, but the display bezels aren't too wide, and the overall screen-to-body ratio is a decent 79%.
The MateBook D 15 is one of the most compact devices within the comparison group, and with its 1.6 kg, it's also one of the lightest ones. Huawei includes the familiar 65-watt power adapter, which isn't particularly heavy, either, at 200 grams. The bottom cover is secured with a total of 10 Torx screws (T5), and it can be removed easily. The interior provides access to the fan, the M.2 SSD, and the Wi-Fi module, but the RAM is soldered and it can't be expanded.
However, users will have to compromise when it comes to the ports, because only the absolute minimum is available here. In total, you get three regular USB-A ports, but the two on the right only support the slow 2.0 standard. Additionally, there's a USB-C port that can also be used for charging but not for connecting an external monitor. For this, the HDMI output has to be used.
The Wi-Fi module from RealTek doesn't support Wi-Fi 6 yet, but its performance is stable in our standardized test with the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 router, and there shouldn't be any problems in everyday use. The 720p webcam is still integrated into the keyboard, which is helpful for security, but image quality remains poor, and the perspective in particular continues to be a bit distorted.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (277 - 1446, n=37, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC (87 - 690, n=29) | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (137 - 1684, n=37, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC (486 - 685, n=29) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Input devices - MateBook lacks backlit keyboard
The MateBook D 15's black keyboard offers quite a low key travel, but the stroke itself is still precise. However, the keyboard feels a bit rattly overall, and it's also quite loud when typing, so you only get an average typing experience overall here. In contrast to the smaller MateBook D 14, the MateBook D 15 doesn't come with a backlit keyboard, which means that using the device in darker environments comes with limitations or is simply not as comfortable. The power button at the top right also offers a fingerprint scanner that works well.
The ClickPad supports the Microsoft Precision standard, and performs well in everyday use. It handles inputs and gestures with up to four fingers smoothly. The pad can be pressed down in the lower area, but this is accompanied by a loud noise. In this case, we recommend simply tapping the pad for inputs (tap to click).
Display - Huawei implements a matte IPS display
Huawei has equipped the MateBook D 15 with a 15.6-inch IPS display that offers Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels, 16:9). Subjectively, the image quality suffers a bit under the matte surface, since content looks a bit grainy, and overall, the image just doesn't look as sharp and vibrant as on higher-quality IPS displays.
According to the spec sheet, the brightness is only 250 cd/m², but our review sample slightly exceeds that with an average of 280 cd/m². Thanks to the low black value of 0.2, the resulting contrast ratio is very high at almost 1,500:1. Response times aren't the fastest, but ghosting wasn't really a problem in practice. We did not detect PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 299 cd/m²
Contrast: 1495:1 (Black: 0.2 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.2 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 4.2
ΔE Greyscale 4.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
43.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
63.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
42.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U B156HAN02.8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE BOE CQ NT156FHM-N43, TN, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW AU Optronics B156HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 LP156WFC-SPD1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY AU Optronics AUO28ED, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -8% | -5% | -10% | -6% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 42.3 | 38.8 -8% | 40.3 -5% | 38.09 -10% | 39.9 -6% | 40.49 -4% |
| sRGB Coverage | 63.4 | 58.4 -8% | 60.4 -5% | 57.3 -10% | 59.8 -6% | 60.9 -4% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 43.7 | 40.09 -8% | 41.7 -5% | 39.35 -10% | 41.2 -6% | 41.84 -4% |
| Response Times | 43% | 25% | 24% | 21% | 12% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 51.2 ? | 38 ? 26% | 36 ? 30% | 38 ? 26% | 40 ? 22% | 43.6 ? 15% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 34.4 ? | 14 ? 59% | 28 ? 19% | 27 ? 22% | 28 ? 19% | 31.2 ? 9% |
| PWM Frequency | 66 ? | |||||
| Screen | -50% | 1% | 14% | -4% | 10% | |
| Brightness middle | 299 | 235 -21% | 235 -21% | 229 -23% | 279 -7% | 271 -9% |
| Brightness | 280 | 231 -17% | 231 -17% | 224 -20% | 269 -4% | 256 -9% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 84 -6% | 84 -6% | 73 -18% | 81 -9% | 90 1% |
| Black Level * | 0.2 | 0.25 -25% | 0.25 -25% | 0.12 40% | 0.23 -15% | 0.15 25% |
| Contrast | 1495 | 940 -37% | 940 -37% | 1908 28% | 1213 -19% | 1807 21% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.2 | 10.59 -104% | 4.11 21% | 3.76 28% | 5.7 -10% | 4.7 10% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 20.8 | 22.08 -6% | 6.72 68% | 5.97 71% | 16.4 21% | 20.4 2% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.2 | 5.41 -29% | 4.56 -9% | 4.44 -6% | 4.7 -12% | 4.6 -10% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.1 | 12.5 -205% | 2.79 32% | 3.01 27% | 3.5 15% | 1.6 61% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 2.43 91% | 2.53 87% | 2.41 91% | 2.4 92% | 2.17 101% |
| CCT | 6548 99% | 16404 40% | 6666 98% | 6484 100% | 6860 95% | 6649 98% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 38.5 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 60.6 | |||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -5% /
-28% | 7% /
3% | 9% /
10% | 4% /
-1% | 6% /
7% |
* ... smaller is better
Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software confirms that this is a low-cost IPS display. Grayscales only show a slight green tint, which is still okay, but color deviations are very high. With our own calibration, we can primarily improve the grayscales, but there isn't much to do when it comes to the colors. Along with the low color-space coverage (only 63.4%), the MateBook D 15 doesn't qualify for editing images or videos.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 34.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 15.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 90 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 51.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 23.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 27.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 85 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (35.2 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18878 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Naturally, the matte surface helps a bit outdoors, but the low display brightness is limiting, and you can't see much anymore on bright days. The viewing-angle stability of the IPS panel is decent.
Performance - MateBook D 15 with Zen 2
Test conditions
The preinstalled Huawei PC Manager offers an optional Performance Mode, but just like with Huawei's and Honor's previous AMD laptops, it doesn't affect performance or fan noise. Therefore, we performed the following benchmarks and measurements using the default "Balanced" Mode and the Windows setting "Best Performance".
Processor - Ryzen 5 5500U
As in the recently reviewed Huawei MateBook 14, the current MateBook D 15 is also equipped with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processor, which is no longer exactly up to date and has 6 cores and 12 threads. The performance yield is good because the CPU quickly settles at a stable 31 watts after briefly consuming 36 watts.
Performance is especially good in the multi-core tests, and the new MateBook D 15 is about twice as fast as the predecessor with the older Ryzen 5 3500U. However, the single-core tests reveal that the Ryzen 5 5500U still uses the older Zen 2 cores, but the results are still good overall, especially in view of the price range. Also, performance isn't reduced on battery power. More benchmark results are available in our CPU Benchmarks article.
Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3127 - 19147, n=108, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6030 - 8565, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (819 - 2054, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1149 - 1183, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1192 - 7350, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (2223 - 3316, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (316 - 792, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (449 - 461, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Multimedia (570 - 3023, n=117, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (995 - 1412, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Multimedia (119 - 297, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (170 - 179, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (358 - 490, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average of class Multimedia (166 - 956, n=101, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (11813 - 78016, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (29585 - 36896, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2898 - 6591, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4174 - 4378, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3307 - 15348, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4063 - 5917, n=20) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (843 - 2001, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1070 - 1126, n=20) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.12 - 22.3, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6.7 - 9.74, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (60 - 80.7, n=17) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 89.1, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (0.607 - 0.67, n=19) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.4067 - 0.994, n=100, last 2 years) | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2677 - 24067, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7222 - 10680, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (12762 - 102584, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (41815 - 58107, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (841 - 4420, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1354 - 1907, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Multimedia (31314 - 116624, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (68235 - 74033, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (9007 - 10446, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3099 - 14070, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7417 - 54962, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (21894 - 30659, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average of class Multimedia (16367 - 151546, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (31792 - 54455, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Multimedia (228 - 1206, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (234 - 614, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1501 - 12875, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (3943 - 5717, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7419 - 52727, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7765 - 22932, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
System performance
Thanks to the fast processor and the PCIe SSD, the MateBook D 15 is an extremely responsive companion in everyday use, and the synthetic benchmark results are also very good. The laptop is shipped with Windows 11 Home, and we didn't encounter any problems in the test.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3580 - 8083, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4626 - 5301, n=13) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7715 - 12144, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8390 - 9789, n=13) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5462 - 11186, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (6262 - 7958, n=13) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2679 - 11777, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4513 - 5540, n=13) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15-53010TUY | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Multimedia (970 - 2138, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (958 - 1103, n=6) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (921 - 2038, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1039 - 1153, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (933 - 2865, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (895 - 1054, n=6) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Multimedia (926 - 2234, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (918 - 1112, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5070 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20513 - 92447, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (19083 - 40547, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Multimedia (22917 - 79656, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (23005 - 47024, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20226 - 92869, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (20150 - 42337, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (87.3 - 119, n=18) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (75 - 133.9, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
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DPC latencies
Our standardized latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube, CPU load) doesn't show any issues with the current BIOS version.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L15 G2-20X4S0KU00 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 15 Ryzen 5 5500U | |
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Storage
Despite the low price, Huawei has equipped the MateBook D 15 with a 512 GB PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD, which comes from Phison in the case of our review sample. Its performance is perfectly acceptable, but once again, the SSD partitioning is irritating. The system drive only has about 76 GB available, so capacity issues can quickly arise here if you don't pay attention to downloads and installations. The remaining ~340 GB is available on the D partition. Further SSD benchmarks can be found here.
